ESTEVAN - The South East U18 AAA Twins encountered a bizarre situation during Saturday's home game at Lynn Prime Park against the Regina Athletics.
The Twins were down 9-7 in the bottom of the ninth, with one out and runners on second and third. The A's had a player ejected from the game, and with no players left on their bench, the game was ruled as a forfeit win for the Twins.
But the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League's rules allowed for the A's to insert a player back into the game, so the contest will resume July 17 in Regina. Then the two teams will meet for a regularly-scheduled game, also in Regina.
Chase Himmelspach finished with four hits, two runs and a run batted in (RBI). Pitcher Tristan Brownridge didn't give up a run in two innings of relief.
Earlier in the day, the Twins lost 7-2 to Regina. The Twins led 1-0 in the second, and the game was tied at 2-2 after four innings, but Regina pulled away with four in the fifth. Eli Hansen had two of the Twins' five hits and scored both of their runs.
Starting pitcher Conner Kerr gave up two runs in four innings for the Twins.
The Twins' other recent game was a 6-3 win over the Regina Wolfpack on Thursday. Caden Dorrance had two hits, two runs and two RBIs to lead the Twins' offensive attack.
Keaton Husband earned the win on the mound, as he gave up three runs in six innings and struck out five.
The Twins were slated to visit the Parkland Expos on July 9. They will visit the Saskatoon Cubs on July 13 for two games and the Saskatoon Giants the following day.
•••
The Estevan U18 AA Brewers went 4-0 in their first league games since June 19.
The first two games were 5-0 and 24-4 victories against the Saskatoon Blue Jays. The Brewers had all of the offence they needed in the first game with three in the third inning. Mathias Fornwald had a double and three RBIs for the Brewers.
Sutter Baily gave up seven hits and struck out 11 in a complete-game effort.
The next game saw the Twins score seven in the first and eight in the third. Ryker Wall scored five times, and Kristopher Phillips had three hits, three RBIs and two runs.
Axton Martin didn't allow a run in three innings, and he struck out four.
Then on Sunday, they defeated the Saskatoon A's 8-4 and 9-5.
Jayden Kuchinka and Jacob Mayer each had a run, an RBI and three hits. Mayer also picked up the win on the mound, allowing four unearned runs and one hit while striking out 11 in six innings pitched.
Estevan raced out to a 7-0 lead in the first inning of the second game. Fornwald finished with two runs, two RBIs and a hit. He also pitched 4 2/3 innings in relief, giving up two earned runs and two unearned runs while striking out eight.
The Brewers will visit the Regina Pacers on July 13.
•••
The Estevan U15 AA Brewers put up a 4-1 record at a tournament in Melville on the weekend.
They won twice on Friday, starting with a 12-2 victory against the North Regina Little League All-Stars. Broden Henry led the team with three RBIs, and started for Estevan on the mound and allowed one hit and one run over three innings.
The next game was a 7-6 win against the Macklin Lakers. Estevan was down 5-3 after four innings, but rallied with four runs in the sixth inning to take the lead.
Estevan then won twice on Saturday, defeating the East Central Dodgers 7-3 and the Saskatoon Cardinal Aces 12-9.
The Brewers scored three times in each of the first and second innings against the Dodgers.
Spencer Skuce had two RBIs for Estevan and also pitched in relief, not giving up a run.
Kale Kuchinka had three hits and five RBIs in the win over the Aces. Six of Saskatoon's runs came in the third inning, which gave them a 7-6 advantage at one point, but Estevan recovered with six of their own in the fifth.
The Brewers suffered their first loss of the season in league or tournament play in an 18-6 decision against the Saskatoon Braves 15 AA1 team Sunday in the quarter-final round. Estevan had a 5-4 lead after five innings, but Saskatoon erupted for eight in the sixth and six more in the seventh.
Cort Barber had two RBIs for the Brewers.
•••
The Estevan U11 AAA Brewers wrapped up their regular season by losing twice, 18-0 and 20-17, against the Regina White Sox on Saturday at Mel Murray Cactus Park.
Estevan finished the regular season with a 9-10-3 record.
